Creative Thinking &

Storytelling

•What is Storytelling?

Once upon a time …………………………………..

Larger than Life : Male Protagonist

Compassionate Characterization

Lucid Narration

What does a Powerful Story Contain?

• Unique Storyline

• Engaging Plot

• Real Life Characters

• Surprise Element

• Close to reality OR Fantasy

• Narration

• Learning

• Presentation

• Packaging……. ??

A Powerful Story is that Story which evokes a Response!

• It inspires you to Think!

• It inspires you to Act!

What is Creative Thinking

Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed.

The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a literary work, or a painting).

Source : Wikipedia

Do Schools kill Creativity?

• School Curriculum is designed to make us Engineers, Doctors, CA’s…… people who support the industry.

• We hardly teach “Arts as a Career”.

Sir Ken Robinson

Which are the Stories which make IMPACT

Simple – Simple Storyline helps maintain interest throughout Characterizations : Pure Real Life or Larger than Life but the detailing should be such that they seem to be LIVE. Emotional attachment – Reader must be able to see him/her to be part of story. It should talk of readers Pain or Aspirations.

Which are the Stories which make IMPACT

Surprise Element : A surprise element binds the reader throughout. Narration : Narration should be Lucid. However…………………. The Stories which make IMPACT are :

Which are the Stories which make

IMPACT

Stories which BREAK PARADIGM

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The Creative Process for a Story

Experience

Incubation

Insights

Distillation

Formation

Evaluation

Discuss the background process of my book : My Dad’s Contract Marriage

Ideas which remain after distillation

are the Strongest

Stories out of

Experiences

Author Profile

• Saurabh’s tryst with his career so far is not only note-worthy but also exemplary. A placid personal self, he has been consistent in the undulating demands of the profession. His journey as a writer does not come as a surprise to many who know him from his initial years.

• His passion for writing had resulted in his first ever fiction –

It’s Destiny, My Love. His flair for writing is easy to absorb and

touches the heart. His stories connect with the readers in such a way that they feel part of it, having a far-reaching effect on their psyches.

• His next book : My Dad’s Contract Marriage touches the

sensitive topic of “Separation”. It’s a story of a child whose parents are separating and ask him to choose “one” of the parents.

• Connect @ http://saurabhleekha.blogspot.in/: twitter : itsdestinymylov

•Thanks

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